Rustomi, Nari: Enchanted Frontiers: Sikkim, Bhutan and India's North-Eastern Borderlands , London: Oxford University Press OUP, 1971

Hardback, first edition,very good condition, in a good++ unclipped (Rs 45) dust-jacket with small tears at edges, publisher's original dark red clothboards with gilt blocking to front and spine, illustrated end papers, previous owners' sticker to ffep - Sir Eric and Lady Norris (a member of Britain's Diplomatic Service for 31 years and High Commissioner in Kenya and Malaysia), 333 pages including index, b/w photo illustrations, 2 fold-out maps---------Contents include: Lahore, Bedford, Cambridge; First Contacts with Sikkim and Bhutan; Wartime Assam; Introduction to the Frontier; The Naga Hills; Mizo Ferment; Manipur and the Khasi Hills; North-East Frontier Agency; Land of the Snow-Lion; Invitation to the Dragon-Kingdom; Bhutan; The Royal Wedding;the Living Gods; Nehru and Indira: By Yak to Bhutan; Farewell to Sikkim; Stirrings in Nefa and Nagaland; The Chinese Aggression; Epilogue; Appendix - Nefa Diary. (Book ref. 2250)  £45.00

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